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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
JULY 25. 1942
Rev. Bede Lightner, O.S.B., Named\ Jac % B. Howren
Rector of Belmont Abbey College
(Special to The Bulletin)
BELMONT, N. C. — The Most
Reverend Vincent G. Taylor, O. S.
B,, Abbot-President of Belmont
Abbey College, announced recent
ly the appointment of the Rev.
Bede C. Lightner, O. S. B., as the
Rector and Vice-President of Bel-
most Abbey College to succeed the
Rev. Cuthbert E. Allen, O. S. B.
Father Bede, who has been r. mem
ber of the Abbey faculty for the
past seven years as professor of
Philosophy and French, is a man
whose scholarship and administra
tive ability will insure the pro
gressive strides made by the Cath
olic college in the past ten years.
A native of McKeesport, Pa...
Father Bede, after completing his
high school training in his local
schools, came to North Carolina
in 1932, beginning his collegiate
studies at the Abbey. After com
pleting two years, he made his
Novitiate at St. Vincent’s Archab
bey in Latrobe, Pa. He entered the
Benedictine Order in 1935, being
professed in 1936 and began his
studies for the holy priesthood.
In the meanwhile, he continued
his academic work at the Abbey
Seminary, attended the summer
session at Davidsin College in
1937, and did his graduate studies
during the summer sessions of the
Catholic University of America, in
the Department of Romance Lang
uages. He was ordained to the
priesthood in June, 1941.
Father Bede succeeds the Rev.
Cuthbert E. Allen, who has been
Rector since 1936. Due to the
strain placed upon the faculty of
the Abbey by the war demands, {
Father Cuthbert has been relieved
of the administrative burdens of
the office of Rector in order to as
sume a heavier share of the teach
ing duties of the college.
As the Rector “and Vice-Presi
dent, Father Bede will be the ac
tive administrative head of Bel
mont Abbey College, his duties to
be the same as those of the presi
dent. He will be assisted by the
Rev. Bernard Rosswog, O. S. B..
who was appointed at the same
time as Dean of Men. Father Ber
nard will succeed Father Joseph
Tobin, O. S. B. in the office of
Dean.
In making these appointments,
the Abbot-President stated that
the “heavy burdens the war places
on colleges, together with the loss
of so many lay faculty “members
to the armed services, require the-
reorganization of personnel. We
are fortunate that we are able to
have at hand young, competent
and progressive members of our
Community, ready to take places
that the vicissitudes of the times
require to be filled.” Students and
alumni of the Abbey will be well
pleased with the new appoint
ments.
Appointed Rector
on Staff of USO
Club in Charleston
FATHER BEDE
FATHER MICHAEL, OF
BELMONT LECTURING ON
HOSPITAL ARCHITECTURE
Kinston Church
Dedication on
September 8th
KINSTON, N. C.—The Church
of Our Lady of the Atonement,
now nearing completion at Wash
ington and Adkins streets, will be
dedicated by His Excellency the
Most Rev. Eugene J. McGuinness,
D. D., Bishop of Raleigh, on Sep
tember 8, according to an an
nouncement that has been made
by the Rev. David Gannon. S. A.
the pastor.
The Most Rev. Stephen J. Dona
hue, D. D., Auxiliary Bishop of
New York, will deliver the sermon
at the dedication ceremony.
Plans for the dedication were
discussed by Bishop McGuinness.
Bishop Donahue, the Rev. J. J.
Scally, Diocesan Director of the
Pontifical Society of the Propaga
tion of the Faith, and the Rev.
Vincent W. Jeffers, assistant direc
tor of the Society of the Propaga
tion of the Faith, Pinehurst, N. C..
and the Rev. Cornelius Drew. P.
R.. pastor of St. Paul's Church.
New York, at a luncheon tendered
them recently by Father Gannon.
The new church, which is one
ef the largest and most attractive
buildings in the city, will serve
the colored Catholics of Kinston.
The Rev. Thomas Cordon. S. A.,
of New York, who will be Father
Gannon's assistant, reached Kln-
plon early this month.
BELMONT, N. C.. —The Rev.
Michael Mclnerney, O. S. B., A. I.
A., R. A., of Belmont Abbey, will
lecture on the subject of Hospital
Architecture at the Institute of
the Catholic Hospital Association
during the summer course in Hos
pital Administration at St. Louis
University during the last week in
July. There will be in attendance,
besides the students registered
for that course, representatives
from all the Catholic hospitals in
the United States and Canada.
Father Michael, whose fame as an
architect is nation-wide, and who
has designed some of the most
beautiful churches and school
buildings in the South, has been
particularly noted for the excell
ence of his plans for hospitals.
Among the hospitals for which he
has executed plans are St. Joseph's
Hospital, Asheville, N. C.; Mercy
Hospital. Charlotte, N. C.; Provi
dence Hospital, Columbia. S. C.;
St. Francis Xavier Infirmary,
Charleston, S. C.; St. Francis Hos
pital, Greenville, S. C.: Divine
Saviour Hospital, York, S. C.; St.
Joseph's Hospital, Buckhannon.
W. Va.; St. Mary's Hospital.
Clarksburg. W. Va.: and St. Mary's
Hospital, Huntington, W. Va.
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHARLESTON, S. C —Jack B.
Howren has been named as repre
sentative of the National Catholic
Community Service at the USO
Club which is being operated joint
ly by the Army and Navy Y. M. C.
A. , the National Travelers’ Aid
Association, the Jewish Welfare
Board and the N. C. C. S. at
George and Meeting streets.
Mr. Howren is a graduate of the
University of Wisconsin, with a
B. A. degree, and also holds the
degree of Bachelor of Music from
the Lawrence Conservatory of Mu
sic, Appleton, Wis. He has travel
ed and studied in Europe and has
taken summer courses in various
schools in the United States, such
as Northwestern University and
Penn Hall. Prior to his appoint
ment as N. C. C. S. director he
was associate professor of music
at Belmont Abbey College, and
the Sacred Heart Junior College
and Academy, Belmont, N. C. He
was also director of instrumental
and choral music in the public
schools at Belmont. In the course
of his work at Belmont, Mr. How
ren developed a national cham
pionship high school band. He
is experienced in playground acti
vity and recreational program de
velopment. Mrs. Howren is the
former Miss St. Clair Conklin, of
Charleston.
MRS. MARY SULLIVAN
DIES IN SAVANNAH
BELMONT FACULTY MEMBERS
ATTENDING SUMMER SCHOOL
BELMONT, N. C. — Monks of
Belmont Abbey who are engaged
in post-graduate study this sum
mer include the Rev. Gregory
Eichenlaub, O. S. B., who is taking
a course in Educational Adminis
tration at the Catholic University
of America; the Rev. Joseph Tobin
O. S. B„ who is taking a course
in Chemistry at the University of
Pennsylvania; the Rev. Patrick
Donohue, O. S. B, German, at
the Catholic University; the Rev.
Brendan Dooley, O. S. B„ Mathe
matics, Catholic University: the
Rev. Daniel Baran, O. S. B., Eng
lish, Catholic University; the Rev.
Henry Bollmann, O. S. B.. Biology,
Catholic University, and the Rev.
Walter Coggin. O. S. B., Philoso
phy, Catholic University.
Terence Doris, Augusta,
Enters Benedictine
Novitiate at Latrobe
The library at Belmont Abbey
has just received a valuable col
lection of books from the Most
Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, D. D..
Bishop of Charleston. Among the
several thousand volumes is a
complete set of the famous Migne
collection of the Latin and Greek
Fathers, and other highly valuable
wdrks, many of which were a part
of the library of the great Bishop
England, the first Bishop of
Charleston.
ATLANTA WOMEN S GROUP
HONORS SERVICE MEN
ATLANTA, Ga.—The Catholic
Club of Business nad Professional
Women entertained service men
from Lawson General Hospital.
Naval Reserve Aviation Base, Fort
McPherson and the Quartermaster
Depot at an open house at the
Columbian Club on Sunday, June
28. Mrs. Mary Dicks White and
Mrs. Margaret Madgwick were the
hostesses.
(Special to The Bulletin)
BELMONT. N. C. — Terence
Doris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
P. Doris, of Augusta, Ga., was one
of three young men who entered
the Novitiate of the Order of St.
Benedict at St. Vincent’s Archab
bey. Latrobe, Pa., on July 1.
Mr. Doris, whose name as a
member of the Benedictine Order
will be Frater Andrew, attended
Belmont Abbey College, later
graduating from the Law School of
Georgetown University. For sev
eral years he was engaged in the
practice of law in Augusta, being
associated with the legal firm of
Hammond and Kennedy, and
where he rapidly established him
self as one of the most brilliant
young members of the bar in Au
gusta. He retired from the practice
of law last summer to become a
member of the faculty of Belmont
Abbey College. He is a brother of
the Very Rev. Sebastian Doris.
O. S. B.. Subprior of Belmont Ab
bey.
Entering (he Novitiate with
Frater Andrew were Raymond
Gever, (Frater Raymond) of Lan
caster, N. Y.. and Thomas Mc-
Sorley, (Frater Matthew) of Rich
mond, Va.
On July 2, two novices of Bel
mont Abbey, Frater Augustine
Crawford, of Augusta, Ga., and
Frater George Hayes, of Berwyn,
Pa., were professed at St. Vin
cent’s and have since returned to
Belmont Abbey.
Francis A. McCann Named
Dep. Supreme Commander
of Order of Alhambra
(Special to The Bulletin)
WASHINGTON, D. C. — S u-
preme Commander Thomas J.
Quinn, of Philadelphia, has ap
pointed Col. Francis A. McCann.
Past Grand Knight of Carroll
Council, Knights of Columbus, to
the Supreme Board of the Order
of Alhambra, with the title of
Deputy Supreme Commander for
Georgia.
Col. McCann has been a member
of the Knights of Columbus since
1919. He was elected Grand
Knight of Carroll Council in 1921.
He served as District Deputy from
1936 to 1936, when he was elected
Faithful Navigator of Washington
General Assembly, Fourth Degree.
During his term of office he in
augurated the annual Memorial
Field Mass at the Tomb of the Un
known Soldier, which has become
a nation-wide Catholic tribute to
the War dead. He is a member of
.Ucantara Caravan, Order of the
Alhambra, and Executive Secre
tary of the Knights of Columbus
Club in Washington.
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
Sullivan, widow of the late Wil
liam F. Sullivan, who died on July
6, were held from the Blessed
Sacrament Church.
A native of Charleston, Mrs.
Sullivan is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. Edward P. Jones,
Savannah; Mrs. T. W. Wellborn,
Hinesville, and Mrs. J. F.Schwald,
Isle of Hope; tw’o sons, Dr. Palm
er Sullivan, Philadelphia, and Dr.
L. A. Sullivan, Atlanta; two sis
ters, Mrs. Frank Collins and Mrs.
F. J. Seals, both of Charleston; a
brother, Frank Palmer, New York
City, and several grandchildren.
FRANK J. LUCREE
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Frank J. Lucree, who
died July 2, were held from the
Sacred Heart Church.
A native of Rochester, N. Y.,
Mrs. Lucree is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Mary C. Lucree; two
daughters, Mrs. H. V. Crawford
and Miss Gloria Lucree, both of
Savannah, and three sons, Elton
Lucree, Edgar Lucree and Frank
Lucree, Jr., all of Savannah.
WINSTON-SALEM PARISH
GUILD INSTALLS OFFICERS
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C.—
Members of St. Therese Guild of
St. Leo Church installed new of
ficers at the final guild meeting
of the year.
Mrs. Joseph C. Ledwith was
elected president; Mrs. L. F. Vin
cent, vice-president; Mrs. J. J.
Angelo, treasurer, and Mrs. Frank
Driscoll, secretary. Mrs. Louis
Daye was named chairman of the
Sunshine Committee. Other com
mittee chairmen will be named at
the first fall of the Guild, which
is one of the most active societies-
of St. Leo’s parish. It has aided
in solving many parish problems
and promoted activity that has
strengthened bonds of friendship
among the parishioners.
JOHN P. O'BRIEN
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for John P. O'Brien, who
died July 5, were held from the
Sacred Heart Church. Son of the
late Michael O'Brien, Mr. O'Brien
is survived by a sister-in-law, Mrs.
Nellie O’Brien and several nieces
and nephews.
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